Seed corn huller



June 12, 1934. A. H. WEBER SEED CORN HULLER Filed Nov. 5, 1932 PatentedJune 12, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to devices for shelling corn.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a device whichmay be conveniently held in one hand and employed for removing thekernels from the ears of seed corn.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and novel device forremoving the kernels from ears of corn which is formed to receive an endof the ear which is turned therein and which effectively strips thekernels from the cob.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing forming part of this specification, with the understanding,however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformitywith the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so longas such changes or modifications mark no material departure from thesalient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a View in top plan of the device embodyingthe present invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially upon the line 22 ofFigure 1;

Figure 3 is a view in elevation of one end of the stripper.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing wherein like numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, itwill be seen that the present device is of tapered design, beingsubstantially frusto-conical in form. The device is preferably formed ofa single piece of heavy sheet metal which is indi-.- cated generally bythe numeral 1. The body 1 is bent longitudinally so as to betransversely arcuate as shown in Figure 3 and one side edge, as forexample the edge 2, is unbroken throughout, while at the opposite sidethere is formed an arcuate edge portion 3 which at one end merges intothe end edge of the body at the wide end thereof and at its forward endjoins an integral arcuate bridge portion 4 which extends across thetroughlike bottom part of the body and is secured to the wall of thebody adjacent the edge 2 by means of the integral ear 5.

The bridge portion 4 thus forms with the underlying part of the body ofsheet metal, a sleeve of substantially circular cross section as shownin Figure 3 and which is open at both ends. This sleeve is tapered andconforms to the taper of the main body portion of the device so thatconsidered as a whole the device is substantially in the form of ahollow frusto-conical body open at both ends and having a portion of itswall removed from a point intermediate the ends to the larger endthereof.

The rear edge of the bridge portion 4 of the body is of convex formationas indicated at 6. There is thus formed opposite the wall, bounded onone side by the edge 2, the substantially straight upstanding wing 7.

The inner face of the body 1 is studded throughout with the pointedteeth 8. While these may be formed in any suitable manner they are hereshown as being in the form of rivets which are set in suitable openingsformed in the body and which have the disk-like heads 9 upon the outer70 ends which are flattened over the outer surface of the body andattheir inner ends they are shaped to form the teeth previously referredto.

In the use of the present device the same is held in the left hand withthe surface opposite the bridge portion 4 in the palm. Certain of thefingers will then position about the constricted forward end of the bodyoverlying the bridge portion 4 so that a firm grasp can be obtainedthereon.

The ear of corn to be shelled is then taken in the other hand and oneend is inserted into the large end of the device forcing it forwardlyinto the cylindrical area of which the bridge portion 4 forms a part. Bythen turning or rotating the ear the teeth 8 will effectivelyremove thekernels therefrom, the ear being constantly forced forward to pass outat the constricted open end of the device. After removing the kernelsfrom one-half of the ear the same can be reversed and the butt endforced into the cylindrical portion of the device and the same operation

